Nowruz Celebrations Take Place In Kabul

Caption:KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 21: An Afghan soldier keeps watch using his binoculars near the Sakhi shrine, which is the centre of the Afghanistan new year celebrations during the Nowruz festivities on March 21, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nowruz is an ancient festival which marks the beginning of the spring equinox and the start of the year in the Iranian calendar, which this coming year will be 1392. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 21: An Afghan soldier keeps watch using his binoculars near the Sakhi shrine, which is the centre of the Afghanistan new year celebrations during the Nowruz festivities on March 21, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nowruz is an ancient festival which marks the beginning of the spring equinox and the start of the year in the Iranian calendar, which this coming year will be 1392. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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An Afghan soldier keeps watch using his binoculars near the Sakhi... News PhotoAfghanistan,Army Soldier,Binoculars,Celebration,Conflict,Cultures,Horizontal,Human Interest,Kabul,New Year,Nowruz,ShrinePhotographer Majid SaeediCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Majid SaeediKABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 21: An Afghan soldier keeps watch using his binoculars near the Sakhi shrine, which is the centre of the Afghanistan new year celebrations during the Nowruz festivities on March 21, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nowruz is an ancient festival which marks the beginning of the spring equinox and the start of the year in the Iranian calendar, which this coming year will be 1392. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)